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Class SearchHint.Builder (0.1.0)
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public static final class SearchHint . Builder extends GeneratedMessageV3 . Builder<SearchHint . Builder > implements SearchHintOrBuilder
Represents a hint to the search index engine.
Protobuf type google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint
Inherited Members
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.getUnknownFieldSetBuilder()
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.internalGetMapFieldReflection(int)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.internalGetMutableMapFieldReflection(int)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.mergeUnknownLengthDelimitedField(int,com.google.protobuf.ByteString)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.mergeUnknownVarintField(int,int)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.parseUnknownField(com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream,com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite,int)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.Builder.setUnknownFieldSetBuilder(com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet.Builder)
Static Methods
getDescriptor()
public static final Descriptors . Descriptor getDescriptor ()
Methods
addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)
public SearchHint . Builder addRepeatedField ( Descriptors . FieldDescriptor field , Object value )
Overrides
build()
public SearchHint build ()
buildPartial()
public SearchHint buildPartial ()
clear()
public SearchHint . Builder clear ()
Overrides
clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)
public SearchHint . Builder clearField ( Descriptors . FieldDescriptor field )
Overrides
clearIndexType()
public SearchHint . Builder clearIndexType ()
clearOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor oneof)
public SearchHint . Builder clearOneof ( Descriptors . OneofDescriptor oneof )
Overrides
clearUseIndex()
public SearchHint . Builder clearUseIndex ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
clearUseKnn()
public SearchHint . Builder clearUseKnn ()
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
clone()
public SearchHint . Builder clone ()
Overrides
getDefaultInstanceForType()
public SearchHint getDefaultInstanceForType ()
getDescriptorForType()
public Descriptors . Descriptor getDescriptorForType ()
Overrides
getIndexTypeCase()
public SearchHint . IndexTypeCase getIndexTypeCase ()
getUseIndex()
public SearchHint . IndexHint getUseIndex ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
getUseIndexBuilder()
public SearchHint . IndexHint . Builder getUseIndexBuilder ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
getUseIndexOrBuilder()
public SearchHint . IndexHintOrBuilder getUseIndexOrBuilder ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
getUseKnn()
public boolean getUseKnn ()
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
The useKnn.
hasUseIndex()
public boolean hasUseIndex ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
Whether the useIndex field is set.
hasUseKnn()
public boolean hasUseKnn ()
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
Whether the useKnn field is set.
internalGetFieldAccessorTable()
protected GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()
Overrides
isInitialized()
public final boolean isInitialized ()
Overrides
mergeFrom(SearchHint other)
public SearchHint . Builder mergeFrom ( SearchHint other )
public SearchHint . Builder mergeFrom ( CodedInputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
Overrides
mergeFrom(Message other)
public SearchHint . Builder mergeFrom ( Message other )
Parameter
Name
Description
other
Message
Overrides
mergeUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
public final SearchHint . Builder mergeUnknownFields ( UnknownFieldSet unknownFields )
Overrides
mergeUseIndex(SearchHint.IndexHint value)
public SearchHint . Builder mergeUseIndex ( SearchHint . IndexHint value )
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)
public SearchHint . Builder setField ( Descriptors . FieldDescriptor field , Object value )
Overrides
setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index, Object value)
public SearchHint . Builder setRepeatedField ( Descriptors . FieldDescriptor field , int index , Object value )
Overrides
setUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)
public final SearchHint . Builder setUnknownFields ( UnknownFieldSet unknownFields )
Overrides
setUseIndex(SearchHint.IndexHint value)
public SearchHint . Builder setUseIndex ( SearchHint . IndexHint value )
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
setUseIndex(SearchHint.IndexHint.Builder builderForValue)
public SearchHint . Builder setUseIndex ( SearchHint . IndexHint . Builder builderForValue )
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
setUseKnn(boolean value)
public SearchHint . Builder setUseKnn ( boolean value )
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
Parameter
Name
Description
value
boolean The useKnn to set.
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